WarnerMedia Spinoff Will Mark ‘Starting Line of a New Era’ for AT&T, CEO Says

PlayStation‘s online service offering, CEO Jim Ryan has explained why new console exclusives aren’t likely to come to the service on day one.Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, Ryan explained that putting PlayStation’s own titles into services like these at launch is “not a road that we’ve gone down in the past. And it’s not a road that we’re going to go down with this new service.”Ryan explained: “We feel like we are in a good virtuous cycle with the studios, where the investment delivers success, which enables yet more investment, which delivers yet more success.

Manchester original The Alchemist has today unveiled its new, sustainability focused menu, following a £550,000 refurbishment of its city centre flagship bar. The new-look menu and interiors represent a significant evolution for the brand, which first opened its doors in 2010, helping institute the area as a cosmopolitan social hub of restaurants and bars.

Jon M. Chu is talking all things . ET's Lauren Zima spoke to the 42-year-old director at the 2022  Oscar Party on Sunday, and he said that he'd be more than happy to welcome original Broadway stars Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel into the film version he's helming.«The door is always open.

AT&T has firmed up more details of its spinoff of WarnerMedia, which is poised to combine with Discovery in a $43 billion merger.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Barons,” a surf and business drama series that plays this week at Series Mania, is a calling card for the newly re-structured Australian operations of TV giant Fremantle.In recent weeks, leadership of the unscripted side of the business has been put in the hands of Eureka, a company in which it bought an increased shareholding last year. That leaves the remainder, under the management of Greg Woods, focused on high end drama and documentaries.Insiders have called the new emphasis on premium drama and big factual pieces a new chapter for the company.Other upcoming shows include the recently wrapped “Heartbreak High” for Netflix, “Significant Others” for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and “Jump” for local streamer Stan.

If a “Desperate Housewives” reboot ever happens, Eva Longoria will be the first one back on the set.

George Stephanopoulos is an incredibly popular anchor on Good Morning America and has a legion of fans around the United States who enjoy waking up to his news reporting.MORE: George Stephanopoulos supported by wife Ali Wentworth following big newsSo many were quick to observe that the TV star was noticeably absent in a hilarious new video featuring many of his co-stars.The footage in question saw a number of GMA anchors, including Robin Roberts and Michael Strahan, super-imposed into a cartoon dance video to mark St Patrick's Day.VIDEO:  George Stephanopoulos surprises co-star Michael Strahan live on air Robin was the one to share the video online, and wrote alongside it: "Repost We wish we had these moves! Happy St Patrick's Day."MORE: George Stephanopoulos' candid selfie on GMA sparks reactionMORE: George Stephanopoulos' wife Ali Wentworth reveals challenge she faced ahead of their anniversaryHowever, fans were quick to ask where George – who is notoriously serious – was, with one writing: "This is everything but where is George?" while another wrote: "Where's George?" A third added: "That's hysterical.

Carrie Underwood left fans overflowing with emotions on Friday as she announced huge news on Instagram.The country music star has been teasing her new music recently and finally, her single, Ghost Town, dropped. MORE: Carrie Underwood shares rare photo of son from family beach tripCarrie filmed a video for social media and said how excited she was to finally let fans know they could download the track. WATCH: Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher's love story revealed Many of her followers commented: "OMG," and marveled at just how good the song is while others said they couldn't believe the time had finally come. The buzz over Ghost Town was amazing as other fans declared: "I know all the words already," and another added: "I haven't been able to stop listening to it since it came out last night."MORE: Carrie Underwood's jaw-dropping birthday cake needs to be seen to be believedMORE: Carrie Underwood wows in leg-lengthening micro shorts at ACM AwardsCarrie captioned the post: "Today is the day! I'm so excited my new single is finally here! Hope you guys love it. Welcome to a new era! #GhostStory *link in bio."A post shared by Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood)Carrie was thrilled to announce the release of her new single Ghost Town The mom-of-two is equally as overjoyed with the end result of her hit and she opened up about what a magical song it is. MORE: Inside country music singers' jaw-dropping homesMORE: Carrie Underwood's $3M estate with husband Mike is 400 acres of perfection"Ghost Story is a thrilling, dramatic song that David (Garcia), Hillary (Lindsey) and Josh (Kear) wrote for me," she said.

Jodie Marsh rose to fame in the noughties when she became known as a glamour model, reality star but also for her famous feud with Katie Price. Since then, life hasn't slowed down for the fast-paced star who once selected a husband to marry from a reality TV lineup. Nowadays, the 43-year-old can be found living with her toyboy partner in their huge home complete with a swimming pool and private gym.

’s debut in theaters on May 20, ET has an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming sequel thanks to a peek inside the all-new official film companion. Written by Emma Marriott, who authored the companion for the franchise’s first movie, the new book captures the lavish and sprawling world of the Crawley family and their household staff. In addition to revealing the official cover, ET has the first look at five spreads from the book that teases what’s in store for the upcoming film, including a regal wedding, a grand journey to the South of France and a star-studded movie set inside Downton. “It is always a thrill to write about the extraordinary work that goes into the making of a movie.

Zack Sharf The first trailer for Disney Plus’ upcoming “Star Wars” limited series “Obi-Wan Kenobi” was nearly stolen by a young Luke Skywalker, who briefly appears in the footage being watched by Ewan McGregor’s eponymous Jedi. The series, set 10 years after the events of “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith,” follows Obi-Wan as he’s thrown into a new adventure while keeping watch over Luke on Tatooine.

sequel,. While speaking to ET, Nicol reflects on a decade of playing the cook in charge of the downstairs kitchen staff in the acclaimed British drama and what inspired her return to the stage. Created by Julian Fellowes, first launched in the U.K. in 2010 before quickly becoming an international sensation, thanks to its captivating stories about the lives upstairs versus downstairs at the Crawley family estate in Yorkshire county in the early 1900s.

Disney CEO Bob Chapek is in full damage control mode today as the blast radius from the company’s bungled response to Florida’s “discriminatory ‘Don’t Say Gay’ legislation threatens his newly minted reign at the House of Mouse.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterParamount Global CEO Bob Bakish says Disney Plus’ decision to launch a cheaper, ad-supported version later this year is “validation of the strategy,” which Paramount (recently rebranded from ViacomCBS) itself uses for a tier of its streaming service Paramount Plus.“They’re 100% right,” Bakish said during Morgan Stanley’s Technology, Media & Telecom Conference Tuesday, when asked about Disney’s announcement last week to roll out an ad-supported subscription plan for Disney Plus, to launch first in the U.S. in late 2022.

New Metric Media, the Canadian production company behind Hulu’s Letterkenny, is staffing up.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“Black-ish” may be ending, but the series’ creative universe continues: Freeform has ordered a fifth season of spinoff “Grown-ish.” And as “Black-ish” concludes, another one of that long-running series’ cast members is now set to segue over to “Grown-ish”: Marcrus Scribner has officially been added to the show’s cast.Scribner will reprise his role as Andre Johnson Jr., and as the network explains, “he embarks on his own journey to being ‘grown.'” In moving to “Grown-ish,” Scribner joins his TV sister, Yara Shahidi (who plays Zoey), on the show.Also, as part of the Season 5 pickup, playwright/producer Zakiyyah Alexander (“Russian Doll,” “La Brea”) and “Black-ish” executive producer/showrunner Courtney Lilly will take over as co-showrunners. Season 4 showrunner Julie Bean and executive producer Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry are departing the show.